mer·chan·dise 
(mûrchən-dīz′, -dīs′)
(mûrchən-dīz′, -dīs′)n. Abbr. mdse.
Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.
v. merchandise (-dīz′) also mer·chan·dize (-dīz′) mer·chan·dised, mer·chan·dis·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also mer·chan·dized or mer·chan·diz·ing or mer·chan·diz·es
v.tr.
1. To buy and sell (goods).
2. To promote the sale of, as by advertising or display: merchandised a new product.
v.intr.
To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.
[Middle English merchaundise, from Old French marchandise, trade, from marcheant, marchand, merchant; see MERCHANT.]
merchan·dis′a·ble adj.
merchan·dis′er n.